Jersey Shore Burglar Found With Women's Clothing, Jewelry After Foot Chase: Cops Jersey Shore Burglar Found With Women's Clothing, Jewelry After Foot Chase: Cops
Jersey Shore Burglar Found With Women's Clothing, Jewelry After Foot Chase: Cops A 34-year-old Brick Township man was arrested and charged with breaking into an apartment and snatching jewelry and women's clothing on Tuesday, Nov. 14, police said Officers responded to the Kentwood Village Apartments after a resident saw a man later identified as Joshua Guarino in their apartment via security camera, Brick Township police said.  Officers found Guarino running from the apartment and ordered him to stop, police said. He refused and continued to run, but didn't get far — he was apprehended following a short foot chase on Route 70, police said.  Guarino had women'…
Jersey Shore Man, 69, Had 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man, 69, Had 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man, 69, Had 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor A 69-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested after police say he was found with more than 1,000 child pornography images. Cesar Ortega-Zevallos, 69, of Brick Township, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified an IP address associated with a Brick Township home as the location from which the individual was uploading the images to the internet. That …
Jersey Shore Man Arrested With Child Pornography On 21 Electronic Devices: Police Jersey Shore Man Arrested With Child Pornography On 21 Electronic Devices: Police
Jersey Shore Man Arrested With Child Pornography On 21 Electronic Devices: Police A 45-year-old man from Brick Township had more than 1,000 child pornography images and video on 21 electronic devices seized at his home, authorities said. Brett Gerundo was charged with endangering the welfare of children, Brick police said on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Detectives responded to a tip and made a warranted search of Gerundo’s home on Oct. 2, they said. He surrendered himself on Nov. 3 and was taken to Ocean County Jail, police said.
Fire Breaks Out At Brick Rehabilitation Center, 3 Injured Fire Breaks Out At Brick Rehabilitation Center, 3 Injured
Fire Breaks Out At Brick Rehabilitation Center, 3 Injured Three people were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a rehabilitation center in Brick Township, authorities said. The blaze at Willow Springs Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center at 1049 Burnt Tavern Road was reported at 5:57 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 in a second-floor room, Brick Fire Department said on Facebook. Two residents of the Applewood room and a staff member suffered minor injuries and were brought to an area hospital, fire officials said. All the center's other occupants were moved safely by firefighters, police and EMS units, they said. The fire, which started in a light fix…
Road Rage Driver Gets Year In Prison For Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Newlywed Road Rage Driver Gets Year In Prison For Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Newlywed
Road Rage Driver Gets Year In Prison For Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Newlywed A 21-year-old Ocean County man was sentenced to prison for a 2021 road rage crash that killed another driver just weeks after his wedding. Avrohom Pam was 18 years old when he struck Brick Township's Sean Avon head-on, during a road rage incident involving a different driver in June 2021 in Lakewood, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer has said. Pam was sentenced Wednesday, Nov. 8 to to 364 days in the Ocean County Jail, as a condition of a three-year term of probation imposed,  "Sean Avon was an innocent bystander driving home from working late at work, just hoping to get home to …
Teacher Admits Snapping Nudes Of Himself In Toms River Classroom: Prosecutor Teacher Admits Snapping Nudes Of Himself In Toms River Classroom: Prosecutor
Teacher Admits Snapping Nudes Of Himself In Toms River Classroom: Prosecutor A 48-year-old teacher in Toms River admitted to posting sexually explicit photos of himself in the classroom, authorities said. Kyle Banner, of Brick Township, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 6 to three counts of child endangerment, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On April 23, administrators at Toms River Intermediate North were alerted that Banner — a teacher at both Toms River Intermediate North and Ocean County College — posted sexually explicit photographs of himself to his public Twitter profile, as reported by Daily Voice. On April 24, Banner …
Jersey Shore Man Charged With Bias Intimidation After Puncturing Tires At 7-Eleven: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged With Bias Intimidation After Puncturing Tires At 7-Eleven: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged With Bias Intimidation After Puncturing Tires At 7-Eleven: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Brick Township man has been charged with bias intimidation after an incident at a 7-Eeven store, authorities said. Ryan McDonald also was charged with criminal mischief and weapons offenses on Tuesday, Oct. 24, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. At approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday, Officers from the Brick Township Police Department were summoned to the 7-Eleven store on Mantoloking Road for a report of criminal mischief.  An investigation by responding Officers determined that a male suspect became agitated with other customers in …
DRUG BUST: 1,500 Pounds Of THC, 607K Seized From Jersey Shore Man, Mom Helped, Prosecutor Says DRUG BUST: 1,500 Pounds Of THC, 607K Seized From Jersey Shore Man, Mom Helped, Prosecutor Says
Drug Bust: 1,500 Pounds Of THC, 607K Seized From Jersey Shore Man, Mom Helped, Prosecutor Says A man was arrested in connection with illegally selling marijuana and THC-related products in Ocean County — and he had help from his mom, authorities said. Approximately 70 pounds of marijuana, 1,500 pounds of THC-related products, a 9 mm handgun, and approximately $390,000 in cash, were seized from Scott Carlino, 52, of Toms River, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Ellen Carlino, his 74-year-old mother, was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Financial Facilitation, Billhimer said. The pair had been using a Toms River business, “EarthE CBD,” as …
Body Recovered At NJ Beach ID'd As Missing Boater Derek Narby: State Police Body Recovered At NJ Beach ID'd As Missing Boater Derek Narby: State Police
Body Recovered At NJ Beach ID'd As Missing Boater Derek Narby: State Police The body recovered at Point Pleasant Beach has been identified as the 21-year-old missing boater lost in Manasquan Inlet after his fishing vessel capsized earlier this month, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the body was positively identified as Derek Narby of Brick Township, according to Detective I Jeffrey Lebron, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Troopers were dispatched to Channel Drive in Point Pleasant Beach at 3:05 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 on a report of an unidentified body found washed up onshore, the State Police said. The cause of the incident remains under investiga…
Rash Of Burglaries, Vehicle Break-Ins, Home Invasion Reported In Jersey Shore Town: Police Rash Of Burglaries, Vehicle Break-Ins, Home Invasion Reported In Jersey Shore Town: Police
Rash Of Burglaries, Vehicle Break-Ins, Home Invasion Reported In Jersey Shore Town: Police There was a rash of burglaries, vehicle break-ins and a home invasion robbery in Brick Township since Friday, Sept. 15, authorities said. During the night of Sunday, Sept. 17, multiple vehicle burglaries were reported to Brick police in the Shore Acres and Baywood sections of the township, police said. The suspects were operating what appears to be a light blue or silver BMW sedan. (See photo) In a separate home invasion incident, suspects entered a home in Lake Riviera during the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 18, police said. Suspects stole personal items including a key fob fr…
Man Who Shot At Jersey Shore Police Dies Of Self-Inflicted Wound: Prosecutor Man Who Shot At Jersey Shore Police Dies Of Self-Inflicted Wound: Prosecutor
Man Who Shot At Jersey Shore Police Dies Of Self-Inflicted Wound: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man from Brick Township has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after firing a weapon at police, authorities said. Corey Johnson, of Brick Township, who allegedly fired a weapon at a Brick Township Police Officer on Monday, Aug. 14, succumbed to his self-inflicted injuries at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Monday, at approximately 8:40 a.m., the Brick Township Police Department received a 911 call from a female stating that she had been notified by her Ring doorbell camera th…
Man Fires Weapon At Jersey Shore Police, Shoots Himself: Prosecutor Man Fires Weapon At Jersey Shore Police, Shoots Himself: Prosecutor
Man Fires Weapon At Jersey Shore Police, Shoots Himself: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man from Brick Township is in critical condition after firing a weapon at police and then shooting himself, authorities said. On Monday, Aug. 14, at approximately 8:40 a.m., the Brick Township Police Department received a 911 call from a female stating that she had been notified by her Ring doorbell camera that her ex-husband, identified as Corey Johnson, 28, of Brick Township, had broken into her residence on Judy Court. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Brick Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s O…